Monday, July 20th, 2009By Chhunny Chhean
Global Voices
The ancient Temple of Preah Vihear rests on the Cambodian and Thai borders. Exactly which country can claim Preah Vihear has been a source of contention between the neighboring countries. Since the July 2008 inscription by UNESCO, there has been violence in the region between Cambodian and Thai soldiers.
The ancient Temple of Preah Vihear, which, according to UNESCO, dates back to the eleventh century and is dedicated to Shiva, rests on the Cambodian and Thai borders. Exactly which country can claim Preah Vihear has been a source of contention between the neighboring countries. In 1962, the International Court of Justice, acting on an application by the Cambodian government, ruled that the Temple is within Cambodian territory. In July 2008, UNESCO listed the Temple as a World Heritage Site, citing its “unique architectural complex.”
Photo below by paniek at Flickr.
Two boys sit in the Temple. Photo by paniek at Flickr.
Since the July 2008 inscription by UNESCO, there has been violence in the region between Cambodian and Thai soldiers. However, as The Mirror reports, various Cambodian government officials have denied that the UNESCO listing is the reason behind the violence. Thailand has urged that UNESCO re-list the Temple so that it would be jointly managed by Thailand and Cambodia. The Mirror notes:
Video of the festivities is available as well.
TVK Khmer News- 7 July 2009-2 Preah Vihear (UNESCO)
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TVK Khmer News- 7 July 2009-2 Preah Vihear (UNESCO)
Uploaded by KampongSpeu.
The animosity between the two countries has manifested online as well, as Kounila Keo points out in her post entitled “I Love Khmer vs. I Love Thailand” about competing websites ilovethailand.org
and ilovekhmer.org.
Details are Sketchy, with comments from ThaRum, reports that the ilovethailand.org site is blocked in Cambodia, but it is unclear which side is censoring the site.
As hostilities continue, Sopheap Chak charges the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (”ASEAN”) for not fulfilling its duty to “promote regional peace and stability.” In an editorial published in UPI Asia, Chak writes that ASEAN's passivity in the Preah Vihear matter is unacceptable. Chak writes that “[i]t seems that ASEAN is simply irrelevant when it comes to member states’ security…[and that continued lack of action will mean] ASEAN cannot continue to be considered a crucial regional body.”
The ancient Temple of Preah Vihear, which, according to UNESCO, dates back to the eleventh century and is dedicated to Shiva, rests on the Cambodian and Thai borders. Exactly which country can claim Preah Vihear has been a source of contention between the neighboring countries. In 1962, the International Court of Justice, acting on an application by the Cambodian government, ruled that the Temple is within Cambodian territory. In July 2008, UNESCO listed the Temple as a World Heritage Site, citing its “unique architectural complex.”
Photo below by paniek at Flickr.
Two boys sit in the Temple. Photo by paniek at Flickr.Since the July 2008 inscription by UNESCO, there has been violence in the region between Cambodian and Thai soldiers. However, as The Mirror reports, various Cambodian government officials have denied that the UNESCO listing is the reason behind the violence. Thailand has urged that UNESCO re-list the Temple so that it would be jointly managed by Thailand and Cambodia. The Mirror notes:
Based on the relevant UNESCO documents, and referenced here point by point, we bring additional information related to the procedures of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and the listing of the Sacred Site of the Temple of Preah Vihear, which led to military confrontations, the loss of human life on both sides, and a sharp decline of tourism – all this has been reflected in different degrees in the Mirror during the last year.But if the Cambodian press is failing to report on the implications of the listing, the Cambodian government is very much aware of the UNESCO designation. The Cambodian government recently recognized the one-year anniversary of UNESCO's listing with singing, dancing and speeches. Photos of the event are available on Monkgol's blog and at Khmerization.
Unfortunately, and to our surprise – in spite of the wide emotional concerns related to the Preah Vihear listing – the press in Cambodia has not reported much about the delicate and detailed legal and contractual arguments at the basis of the listing as a World Heritage Site, and the future obligations entered into by the Cambodian government.
Video of the festivities is available as well.
TVK Khmer News- 7 July 2009-2 Preah Vihear (UNESCO)
Uploaded by KampongSpeu. - Explore more music videos.
TVK Khmer News- 7 July 2009-2 Preah Vihear (UNESCO)
Uploaded by KampongSpeu.
The animosity between the two countries has manifested online as well, as Kounila Keo points out in her post entitled “I Love Khmer vs. I Love Thailand” about competing websites ilovethailand.org
and ilovekhmer.org.
Details are Sketchy, with comments from ThaRum, reports that the ilovethailand.org site is blocked in Cambodia, but it is unclear which side is censoring the site.
As hostilities continue, Sopheap Chak charges the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (”ASEAN”) for not fulfilling its duty to “promote regional peace and stability.” In an editorial published in UPI Asia, Chak writes that ASEAN's passivity in the Preah Vihear matter is unacceptable. Chak writes that “[i]t seems that ASEAN is simply irrelevant when it comes to member states’ security…[and that continued lack of action will mean] ASEAN cannot continue to be considered a crucial regional body.”
8 comments:
to the author Chhunny Chhean....
i was just wondering ........AINT YOU KHMER....? if so why is this article written by you like you dont know that PREAH VIHEAR belongs to US (KHMERS) .......?
Yet another pseudo-journalist young Mee Sompheang tries to be a journal.
PPU
FUCK THAILAND...........!!!!!!!!!!!
,A Person That Hates All Thai People
Where, who is this Chhunny Chhean live, from? Did this person study enough Khmer histry? Better make baby or cook for your family! Or just stay home put more make up would you?
This Chhunny Chhean is so hot, where did you lean all this history? Are you Khmer girl? Maybe you are maried to Siam bastard! Do you know where is the real border line? Do your searching again, before you write about Khmer/Siam border. You better stay home and produce baby for your stupid Siam boy.
Go and put more red lipstick would you?
What's a hotty girl! I like your mouth, your lip...!!! Your lip does not good for write about Khmer history or Khmer issue with Siam, so hot.
Are you Khmer girl? Where did you get that idea from ( both country cam claim ) Preah Vihear is belong to us Khmer, Khmer built these, Ah Siam came from dog shit, they do not have any right to say these are belong to them.
The border line are clearly agreed by both country more than 100 years ago, but this monster Siam shit crying for.
the thai are too quick to jump to the joint management shit with cambodia. they forgot that cambodia is the owner of the preah vihear temple and surounding lands, of course. even before any kind of joint shit they are talking about, they have to realize that it is cambodia that will make the final decision in that as the legal owner of the temple. and for thailand to force us to recognize that is like telling or dictating to cambodia to yield the lands and temple to thailand. it's like recognizing that thailand is the co-owner or something. see, we got to separate the the two here, it's when you mix them up that you get misunderstand and confusion, especially to those who are ignorant or knows nothing about cambodia except the landmines, killing fields, starvation, poors, etc... well, these things will become history eventually as there are more to cambodia than these bad history! i hope people are curious and wanted to learn more about cambodia as there are more to cambodia than our recent tragic history. remember cambodia has a history going back as far as two thousand years or more!
maybe she fuck with Siam guy and she like it. Siam slut......
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